Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bike Master Plan

Plenty of activists would rather work with LADOT then against them. Last Thursday, KPCC’s Patt Morrison aired a piece showcasing the Backbone Bikeway Network as presented by guests Alex Thompson and Mihai Petieu. I chuckled when I saw Alex Thompson’s tweet announcing that he was appearing “opposite” guest Michelle Mowery the LADOT Sr. Bike Coordinator […]

Getting off the Backbone in the Valley. Photo: Fire Monkey Fish/Flickr Since the maps for the Backbone Bikeway Network burst on to the scene last week, it seems that the discussing the maps, the Backbone, and the concepts and theories behind it is all anyone in the cycling movement wants to do.  Following up on […]

I was waiting to write about "L.A.’s Best Bike Plan’s" Bike Backbone Network that’s was slowly rolled out over the last week until all three maps were public.  In the meantime, the Los Angeles Times and KPCC have picked up on part of the story, getting some of the major details wrong.  The Bike Backbone […]

Now you see it… Late last year I participated in the Crenshaw Crush ride which had riders of ages, from 4 to 64, participating. The route took us from major arterials like Crenshaw Boulevard to little neighborhood side streets, and through the Olympic Village. At one point, when we were meandering through one of the […]

Riding in Marina del Rey, aka unincorporated L.A. County. Photo: Digable Soul/Flickr The County of Los Angeles is working on a Bike Plan and, under the guidance of Alta Planning, has embarked on the journey by convening a  Bicycle Advisory Committee, complete with instructions that the public is not invited. In light of the fact […]